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PEACE  OR  WAR: 


AN  ADDRESS 


ON 


HESTORING  PEACE  TO  OUR  BORDERS, 


AND  TO  CANADA : 


WITH   KE5IARKS   UPON   THE 


ELEMENTS  OF  WAR,  USEFUL  REFORMS, 
AVOIDING  WARS,  AND  ENJOYING  TRUE  PEACE. 


BY  A  FRIEND  OF  PEACE. 


UTICA: 

PRIKTEO  FOR  THE  AUTHOR. 

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THE    PROPOSITION: 

Con  Pjsacb  be  hbstoked,  and  uskful  Repokms  be  greatly  fbomotbb 

without  wars  and  fighting  ? 


INTRODUCTION. 

The  following  Address  was  wiitten  before  it  was  known  that  the 
Reformers,  or  Patriots,  of  Canada,  so  called,  had  evacuated  Navy  Island ; 
(and  might  have  been  published  had  money  been  ready  to  pay  the  printer.) 
But  the  evacuation  of  that  island  does  not  materially  affect  the  question 
of  Peace  and  War;  nor  close  the  door*  against  the  restoration  and 
salvation  of  the  Canadian  Patriots  and  others;  nor  against  the  Peace 
and  most  useful  Reforms  in  Canada,  our  own  country,  Great  Britain,  or 
sther  parts  of  the  world. 

Who  can  tell  us  where  to  find  the  elements  of  war? 

Upon  this  question  some  remarks  and  evidences  may  be  found  afjei 
the  close  of  the  fol'uvving  Address,  which  was  prepared  before  the  15tti 
inst.  As  no  one  will  be  compelled  to  read,  an  apology  for  writing  ans! 
Dublishins:  is  deeniod  unnecessary. 

*^         ^  'a  friend  of  peace. 

Utica,  January  18,  1838. 

•  '•  Behold,  1  have  s"t  hi'Hjre  thee  nn  open  door,  and  no  man  can  sliiit  it ;— for  thou 
haat  a  lit'le  strength,  ami  ha«t  Kept  my  vsord,  and  hnet  not  denied  my  tjottk."— Rev. 
rit:  8. 


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CANADIAN    REVOLUTION, 


AICD 


BRITISH   AGGRESSION 


To  the  citizens  of  Utica,  Oneida  county,  and  .state  of  NeW'Yorh: 

Fellow.Citizens, — From  what  you  have  lately  heard,  you  mav 
now  .SCO,  witli  tlie  mind's  eye,  uj)on  Navy  Island,  in  the  Niagara 
river,  several  hundred,  perhaps  thousands,  of  our  fellow  beings, 
(some  of  whom  may  heretofore  have  been  worthy  citizens  of  our 
own  beloved  country,)  standing  between  two  of  the  most  powerful 
nations*  on  earth,  in  almost  as  [  rilous  and  frightful  a  situation  as 
those  (if  any  remained  alive,)  who  in  the  late  plundered  and  burning 
American  steamboat,  found  themselves  rapidly  approaching  the 
foaming  rapids  to  the  irrecoverable  gulf  of  Niagara's  loud  thundering 
cataract. 

Shall  we  remain  silent  inactive  spectators  of  such  scenes?  Do 
you  ask — What  oan  lawfully  be  done  ?  or  why  should  we  raise  our 
hands,  or  open  our  mouths,  even  peacefully,  to  save  lawless  and  rebel - 
ious  subjects  and  traitors  ? 

A  STIMULATING  EXAMPLE. 

Let  me  ask  you,  were  Hancock,  Adams,  Washington,  and  all  the 
patriots  of  our  American  revolution,  rebels  and  traitors  ?  Were  Lafay- 
ette and  other  patriotic  foreigners,  lawless  rebels  and  traitors,  because 
they  also  would  hazard  their  lives  and  fortunes  in  that  struggle  for  the 
rational  freedom,  equal  rights  and  liberties  of  all  men  ?  Even  if  it 
were  so,  their  example  and  success,  and  our  enjoyment  of  liberty, 
peace  and  prosperity,  as  the  fruits  of  their  united  labors,  under  the 
special  providences  of  God.  may  have  been  the  first  and  continually 
stimulating  causes  of  the  attempted  revolution  in  Canada,  and  of  t'  o 
error,  perhaps,  of  those  patriotic  citizens  of  ours  (if  any  there  be,) 
who  now  stand  upon  Navy  Island  ready  to  bleed  and  to  die  with  the 
fugitives,  or  patriots,  of  Canada. 

*  See  the  officers  of  our  own  government  striving  to  Maintain  strict  neutrality ; — 
and  the  powers  of  the  British  lion,  or  his  lets  honorable  Canadian  tigtrs,  throwing  shot 
and  shells,  and  preparing  for  murderous  externination  by  the  sword,  and  with  th» 
more  disgraceful  halter. 


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rP"  WICKBD  M0TIVB8. 

Let  us  suppose  their  motives  to  have  been  and  to  be,  as  we  have 
some  reason  to  fear  those  were  in  the  iate  Texian  revolution— a  spi- 
rit  ofcovetousncss  and  avaricious  specvlatmi—wcfxhh,  power  and  ag. 
grandizemont  for  the  few,  and  hard  labor  and  slavery  for  the  many, 
bven  then  we  have  the  benevolence  of  Hearon  for  an  example  to 
put  forth  a  friendly  hand  in  peace,  to  restore  peace,  and  to  save  those 
Who  are  now  upon  Navy  Island,  or  olsowhoro,  in  wars  and  fighting. 

MRRCY  AND  nENEVOLKNCK  OF  HEAVKH. 

Whoa  the  glorious  Son  of  God  foresaw  a  world  of  rebels,  (our- 
nclves  not  excepted)  against  his  holy  Falhor's  mild  and  wise  govern- 
ment and  glorious  kingdom  of  happiness  and  endless  peace  :  and  all 
the  rebels  wore  swiftly  descen.iing  with  their  arch  deceiver  into  the 
tiry  and  fathomless  abyss  of  endless  misery,  to  suffer  his  Father's 
just  and  holy  indignation  ;  He,  in  astonishing  mercy,  pity,  lov;  and 
heavenly  benevolence,  quickly  promised  to  leave  the  realms  of  eter- 
nal glory  to  open  a  way  and  become  the  door  of  their  salvation  ;  and 
in  due  time  He  came  proclaiming  "  Peace  on  earth,  and  good  will 
towards  men"-"  Glory  to  God  iu  the  highest."  Ho  finished  his  • 
work  and  returned  to  glory. 

CHRISTIAN  EFFORT  ;    OR,  FAITH  AND  GOOD  WORKS. 

With  such  an  example  of  heavenly  love  and  benevolence  before 
us,  will  not  all  the  followers  of  Christ;  all  true  friends  of  Christ  and 
ot  peace  in  this  city,  county,  state  and  nation,  make  one  peaceful 
ejfi^t  upon  the  heavenly  principles  of  forhcarance,  benevolence,  Im^, 
and  permanent  universal  peace,  to  persuade  those  men,  (in  arms  upon 
Navy  Island,  or  wherever  they  may  be  in  arms,)  and  all  the  Cana- 
dian pa  riots,  to  lay  down  their  carnal  weapons  of  death  and  selfish 
personal  defence,  and  to  trust  only  in  Him  who  can  easily  mould  the 
Hearts  of  all  men  and  rulers  (princes  and  kings  not  excepted,)  to  do 
justice,  Iove,.mercy,  and  strive  to  promote  and  establish  the  rights  of 
man  upon  the  permanent  rock  of  brotherly  love  in  Christ  ?      " 

GOVERNMENTS  MAY  BR  JUST  AND  MERCIFUL. 

This  being  done,  and  an  armistice  concluded,  would  not  our  own 
and  the  T^ntish  government  restore  all  those  would-be  reforming 
patriots  to  all  the  rights  and  privileges  they  before  enjoyed  in  this 
country,  or  in  Canada  and  Great  Britain,  and  allow  them,  in  com- 
mon  with  others,  to  enjoy  all  the  rights  and  privileges  which  all  men 
ought  to  enjoy  in  every  country  :  the  patriots  themselves  (or  rebels 
as  they  may  be  called,)  always  being  governed  by  the  pure  princi- 
pies  ot  heavenly  love  and  peace  ? 

A  DOOR  OF  HOPE — IF  NEGLECTED,  DANGEROUS. 

Who  cannot  see  that  there  is  a  door  open,  not  only  for  their  tem- 
poral and  eternal  salvation,  but  for  avoiding  the  most  sanguinary 
wars  which  have  ever  disgraced  the  earth  ?     And  shall  we,  in  such 


ca«e,  continue  to  slumber  and  fold  our  hands,  and  not  open  our  mouthw 
or  move  our  feeU  until  the  late  fire  of  war  kindled  in  Canada,  and 
upon  Niiigara'8  banks  and  its  awful  brink,  and  ready  to  bo  rekindkd 
in  Texas  and  among  the  Indians  and  Slaves,  and  by  numerous  mob« 
all  over  our  laud  whall  rapidly  extend,  and  stain  every  part  of  tk 
earth,  and  dye  the  seas  with  floods  of  human  blood  ? 

A  CHANGE  OF  POaiTION  MERELY,  CANWOT  CLOSE  THE  DOOB. 

If  we  may  presume  that  those  men  will  escape  from  Navy  Island 
before  any  thing  can  be  done  to  restore  peace,  yet  if  they,  or  others, 
remain  in  arms  against  Great  Britain,  or  the  United  States,  will  not 
the  door  still  be  open  for  restoring  peace  and  establishing  the  true 
rights  and  liberties  of  man  upon  permanent  principles  of  peace,  under 
the  heavenly  Prince  of  eternal  peace  and  glory  ? 

BIOHTEOUSNESS  AND  PEACE  BY  MEANS  OP  TRUE  CHRISTIAN  80LDIESR. 

Who  will  presume  to  say  that  righteousness  and  peace  cannot 
prevail  upon  the  earth,  when  all  the  true  followers  and  thoroughly 
made  willing  volunteers  of  ihe  Prince  of  peace,  arise  at  his  command 
and  stand  up,  and  go  forth  in  faith,  with  the  sword  of  the  spirit  of 
Ood,  the  eternal  word  of  God,  in  their  hands  and  hearts  and  upon 
their  tongues— making  them  more  wise  than  serpents  and  more  harm- 
less than  doves  ? 

CHRISTIANS  IN  FAITH  AND  THE  POWER  OF  GOD. 

Would  not  twelve  righteous  men,  *^full  of  the  Holy  Ghost  and  of 
J'aitK'^  in  "  Christ  the  power  of  God,  and  the  wisdom  of  God,"  do 
more  towards  restoring  peace,  reforming  Canada,  and  greatly  im- 
proving  our  own  country,  than  twelve  hundred,  or  twelve  thousand 
common  soldiers,  under  ambitious,  proud,  self-conceited  and  willful 
officers  ? 

THE  GOSPEL  OP  CHRIST  THE  WORD  OF  GOD. 

Could  twenty  thousand  copies  of  the  gospel  of  Christ  be  distribui- 
ed  by  such  men,  upon  the  banks  of  the  Niagara,  the  shores  of  LakeiJ 
Huron,  Erie  and  Ontario,  and  down  the  banks  of  the  St.  Lawrence 
to  the  ocean,  would  it  not  be  productive  of  much  greater  and  infinite- 
ly more  useful  reforms,  peaceably,  than  could  be  effected  by  twenty 
thousand  soldiers  armed  with  the  instruments  of  death? 

Do  not  these  things  require  the  immediate,  candid  and  serious 
attention  of  all  the  friends  of  peace  and  humanity,  and  of  all  men 
every  where  ? 

CLOSE. 

Let  us  consider,  and  deliberate  and  act  wisely  and  prudently,  but 
promptly  and  as  efficiently  as  possible — always  without  fear  of  man, 
and  ever  in  the  fear  of  God,  and  for  the  best  good  of  all  men. 

A  FRIEND  OF  PEACE. 

IJtica,  January  15tb,  1838. 


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ELEMENTS  OF  WAR  IN  MAN. 

REMAItRS,  iiC,  ,,       . 

Who  can  tell  us  where  to  find  the  Elements  of  War  ?  If  thcy 
aro  noi  to  be  foimd  in  our  own  bosom,  need  we  go  out  of  our  city, 
county,  siul(!  iiiul  nation  to  Canada,  Mexico,  South  America,  or  to 
tlic  Eastern  Hemi.spherc? 

"  From  whence  como  wars  and  h'hling  among  yon  7— Come  they  not  hence  eren 
01  your  lusts  that  war  in  your  inombers  ?  Ve  hut,  ond  have  not ;  yo  kill,  ond  deaira 
to  hare,  and  cannot  obtain  ;  yo  fight  and  war,  yet  ye  have  not,  because  ye  ash  not.  Ye 
nsk,  and  recoivo  not,  beciiuso  yo  ask  amiis,  that  yo  may  consume  it  upon  your  lusts." 
M.  .las.  .v:  1,  2,  J.  In  tlio  l.st  chapter  of  his  Epistle  ho  said,  "  Let  him  ask  in  faith, 
nothing  wavering.  '    St.  Jas.  i:C. 

ASK  IN  FAITH  A.ND  RE  MADE  FREE   FROM  SIN,  AND  ELEMENTS  OF  WAR. 

His  Ma.stor,  Lord,  and  Friend,  had  said,  "Ask  and  it  shall  be  given  you  ;  eetk  and 
yo  fchall  find,  &c.  "  If  yo,  Uien,  being  evil,  know  linw  to  gim  g„o<l  giOa  unto  your 
chiluren  ,  how  mucli  moro  wlmll  your  Heavenly  Father  give  the  Holy  Spirit  to  them 
that  ask  hira."  Luko  xi:  9,  13.  "  If  yo  shall  ask  any  thing  in  my  name,  I  will  do  it  •* 
lohn  siv:  14.  "Ifyo  lovo  mo,  keep  my  commandments."  John  xiv.  15.  "These 
things  I  command  you,  that  you  love  one  anotiier."  John  iv:  17.  "And  whatsoever 
we  ask  wc  mceivo  of  him,  because  wo  keep  his  commandments,  and  do  those  things 
that  are  pleasing  in  his  sight.  And  this  is  his  commandment,  that  we  should  belwie 
on  the  name  of  his  Son  Jesus  Christ,  and  lovo  one  onothe/,  ns  he  gave  us  command- 
mont.  And  ho  that  keepolh  his  comnmiidmcnis  dvvelleth  in  him  and  ho  in  him  And 
hereby  we  know  that  ho  abidelh  in  hs,  by  tho  Spirit  which  he  hath  given  us  "  1st 
lolm  iii:  22,  23,  21. 

MOUAL   LAW. 

"All  things  whatsoever  yo  would  that  men  should  do  to  you,  do  ye  even  so  to 
them."    Mat  vii:  12. 

THE   SWOHD   I'HOIllBTEU. 

"Then  said  Jesus  unto  him  [Peter]  put  up  again  thy  sword  into  his  place ;  foi 
all  they  that  tako  the  sword  shall  perish  with  the  sword.'    Mat.  xxvi:  52. 

Was  there  not  a  late  striking  instance  of  this  at  Alton,  in  the 
.^tateof  Illinois?  «  lio  tluit  loiulctii  into  captivity,  shall  go  into 
captivity :  he  that  Jcillcfh  with  the  sword,  must  be  killed  with  the 
sword.  Here  is  the  patience  and  the  faith  of  the  saints."  (Rev, 
xiii:  10.)  In  these  things,  except  as  shown  by  St.  James,  who  can 
discover  any  of  the  Elements  of  War  ? 

SIGN-.    OF   THK    TIMES,  OK    ELEMENTS    OF   WAR    IX    nvi'OCRISY    AND 

INl'IDELITY. 

Do  the  pro.sont  "Signs  of  the  times"  indicate  but  little  faith  on 
the  earth  ?  What  then  siiall  we  think  of  the  "  beasts  "  and  the  "  false 
prophets  "  spoken  of  by  St.  John  in  liis  Revelations  ?  Are  they  the 
selfishness,  pride,  &c.  with  the  persecuting  spirit  of  party,  and  the 
sectarian  party  preachers  among  professing  Christians  ;  in  short,  the 
error.*,  faults,  and  sins  of  professing  Christians  ;  which  make  the 
'•  scarloi  colored  beast "  upon  which  the  "  Mother  of  Harlots,"  in  her 
'■  purple  and  scarlet  colored  robes  "  and  costly  jewels ;  the  «« Mystic 
woman  of  Babylon  and  Abominations,"  Infidelity,  is  still  triumphantly 
riding  ?  If  so,  are  there  no  elements  of  war  among  professing  self- 
rigliteous  Christiana  and  their  Infidel  antagonists  ?  St.  John  shows 
that  spiritual  Babylon,  the  «  3Iother  of  Abominations,"  must  fall— 
must  fall  "  like  a  great  mill  stone  into  the  sea,"  and  be  no  more  :  and 


rWiir?  If  they 
out  of  our  city, 
I  America,  or  to 


they  not  hence  eren 
:;  yo  kill,  and  desire 
ause  ye  ask  not.  Ve 
it  upon  your  luits." 
.et  him  aak  in  faith. 


lENTS  OF  WAR. 

:iven  you  ;  set  k  und 
jriod  giOa  unto  your 
Holy  Spirit  to  them 

name,  I  will  do  it." 

in  liv.  15.    "These 

"And  whatsoever 

itnd  du  tlioso  things 

it  we  should  believe 

gave  us  command- 
md  ho  in  him.  And 
ath  given  us."    1st 


u,  do  ye  even  so  to 


into  his  place  ;  for 

it  Alton,  in  tlic 
,  shall  go  into 
killed  with  the 
saints."  (Rev. 
Fames,  who  can 


VrOCRISY    AND 

It  little  faith  on 
"and  the  "false 
?  Are  they  the 
■  party,  and  the 
IS  ;  in  short,  the 
^hich  make  the 
tiarlots,"  in  her 
j;  the  "Mystic 
ill  triumphantly 
professing  self- 
St.  John  shows 
is,"  must  fall — 
e  no  more  :  and 


9 

that  the  "  worshipers  of  the  beast  and  liis  imago  "  must  bo  '•  tonnen- 
ted,"  dec.  "And  the  smoke  ot  their  torment  ascendeth  up  forevgr 
and  over."  (Rev.  xiv  :  11.)  Are  not  these  the  final  consequences 
of  the  elements  of  war  among  hypocrites  and  infidels  ? 

ELEMENTS  OF  WAR  IN  A  SPIRIT  OF  PAKT.^',  iC. 

May  not  the  elements  of  war  be  still  more  easily  found  among 
proud,  aspiring  poUHcians ;  in  the  hearts  of  all  those  who  cheiish 
the  fiond.like  spirit  of  party,  and  act  upon  the  principle  of  "  putting 
down  "  all  those  who  appear  to  be  in  the  way  of  their  ambition  and 
march  to  brief  power? 

UNIVERSAL  WICKEDNESS  AND  WAR  PRINCIPLES. 

r  think  it  may  he  said  with  safety,  that  wherever  pride,  lust,  sel. 

.fishness,  self -will,  fmr  nf  vmn,  deceit,  oppression,  intemperance,  worldly 

ambition,  eovctousncss,  or  avarice,  <^c.  6fe.  are  to  he  discovered  ;  and 

wherever  idolatry  and  dark  bewildering  unbelief  prevail,  there  the 

elements  of  war  may  be  found. 

IN  PRIDE. 

"Only  by  pride  cometh  contention."  (Prov.  xiii.  10.)  King 
David  in  meekness  said,  "  Why  do  the  licathen  rage,  and  the  peo. 
pie  imagine  a  vain  thing  ?  The  kings  of  the  earth  set  themselves, 
and  the  rulers  take  counsel  together,  against  the  Lord,  and  against 
his  annoiuled."  "Ho  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens  shall  lauglf;  the 
Lord  .shall  have  thorn  in  derision."  (Ps.  ii  :  1,  2,  4.)  "Pride 
goeth  before  destruction,  and  a  haughty  spirit  before  a  fall."  (Prov. 
xvi :  18.)  Remember  proud  Ilamaan  against  Mordecai  the  humble 
Jew,  and  king  Neljuchadnezzer  driven  from  his  throne  to  eat  grass 
with  the  bcayts  of  the  field,  that  he  might  be  humbled.  "  The  wicked 
in  his  pride  doth  persecute  the  poor."     (Ps.  x  :  2.) 

IN  RICH  AND  CORRUPT  MEN. 

"  Do  not  rich  men  oppress  you,  and  draw  you  before  the  judgment 
seats  ?  Do  not  they  blaspheme  that  worthy  name  by  the  which  ye 
are  called?"  (Jas.  ii :  6,  7.)  "A  rich  man  shall  hardly  enter  into 
the  kingdotii  of  heaven."  (Matt,  xix :  23.)  "  Out  of  the  heart  of  men 
proceed  evil  thoiight«,  adulteries,  fornications,  murders,  thefts,  covet 
ousness,  wickedness,  deceit,  lasciviousness,  an  evil  eye,  blasphemy, 
pride,  foolishness  ;  All  these  evil  things  come  from  within,  and  defile 
the  man."  (Mark  vii :  21,  2,  3.)  St.  Paul  gives  a  similar  view  of 
the  wickedness  of  man  in  the  first,  second  and  third  chapters  of  his 
epiatle  to  the  Romans  :  and  again  in  his  fifth  chapter  to  the  Galatians. 

IN  WICKED   MEN. 

He  says  « the  wrath  of  God  is  revealed  from  heaven  against  all 
ungodliness  and  unrighteousness  of  men,  who  hold  the  truth  in  un- 
righteousness  "— «  as  they  did  not  like  to  retain  God  in  their  knowl- 
edge,  God  gave  them  over  to  a  reprobate  mind,"  &c.  Such  as  pride, 
lust,  selfishness,  deceit,  oppression,  intemperance,  ambitious  boasting, 
covetousness,  idolatry,  haters  of  God,  murderers,  &;c.  &c.     "  Their 


m 

feet  are  swift  to  shed  blood.     Destruction  and  misery  are  in  their 
ways;  and  the  way  of  peace  have  they  not  known.     There  is  no 
fea? of  God  before  their  eyes."    "Is  God  unnghteous  who  taketh 
vengeance?"   "God  forbid:  for  then  how  shall  God  judge  the  world? 
Are  there  no  elements  of  war  within  and  around  us  ? 

IN  COVETOUS  MEN,  &C.   &C. 

Paul  to  2.  Timothy,  iii :  1—6,  said,  "  This  know  also,  thatin  the 
last  days  perilous  timeu  shall  come.  For  men  shall  he  lovers  of  their 
own  selves,  covetous,  boasters,  proud,  blasphemers,  disobedient  to 
parents,  unthankful,  unholy,  without  natural  affection,  truce  breakers, 
false  accusers,  incontinent,  f  erce,  despisers  of  those  that  are  good, 
traitors,  headv,  high-minded,  lovers  of  pleasure  more  than  lovers  ot 
God,  having  a  form  of  Godliness,  but  dei.ying  the  power  thereot  : 
Tom  such  turn  away,"  "for  which  thmgs  sake  the  wrath  of  God 
comelh  on  the  children  of  disobedi^M-.ce."  (Col.iu:  6.)  St.  Peter 
also  exhorted  his  brethren  to  "abstain  from  fleshly  lusts,  which  u,ar 
against  the  soul."  (1.  Pet.  ii:  11.)  And  in  h.s  2cl  epistle,  m:  3, 
"Knowin.r  this  first,  that  there  shall  come  in  the  last  days  scoffers, 
walking  after  their  own  lusts:'  &c.  Similar  testimony  was  given 
by  others  as  they  were  moved  by  the  Holy  Spirit  cf  truth. 

Some  of  which  follow  upon  self  will  and  willingness,  fear  ot  man, 
deceit,  oppression,  intemperance,  covetousness  &c.  &c. 

SELF   WILL. 

S'JZ  h,  °».'h"';.'/t<. k.ar,  n,„l  WiMjn  »illi.,s mN.d.:;  g C.„o».  «....,  9.  "If 
llwro  bo  first  a  W/ini' mt«(/,  11 13  accepted,    &c.    2  Cor.  vui.  1-5. 

THE   KEAR   OF   MAN. 

which  is  able  t.>  destroy  b-.ih  soul  and  body  i  ,  hell.       M'^'' j^; j^-,      '^^"'^.'gg" 
flock  ;  for  it  is  your  fatlier'e  good  pleasure  to  give  you  iho  Uiiigdom.       LuKe  xii.  «. 

DECEIT. 

"And  Ihpy  win  deceive  pvpry  onohis  neighbor,  nnd  will  not  «P^"|< ''i^/;;*'^:"  .{V,[ 
;,.  S  ''IT*  time  workelb  deceit,  slnll  moi  dvv..|l  witl.in  my  ii..««c. ;  ho  that  telleth  tes  Bhail 
II:  5.  "•''»'*';^' , ',,,.",,/ „i.  7  u'i'|,e  words  of  bs  moiiib  were  smoother  than 
not  tarry  in  my  sisln.  » ■'•  «  'J-  V'.V,  &  03  -  Bloody  and  deceitful  men  shall 
butter,  h<"  «;;',;,-{;!;\f-;\?^^Evil  men  a,;  fed  cer,  ihali  w'ax  worse  and  worse,  de- 
eSandSti  ./;;l^v:d.--  2  Ti^  iii:  13.  "Beware  lest  men  spoil  y.  ithrough 
philosophy  and  vain  deceit."     Col.  ii;  8. 

0PPHE3SI0N. 

"  Behold  the  cry  of  the  children  of  Isra^d  i»  come  up  /,'"'"  •""'g""'^^!;^;,^ 

li:13.    "Ye  have  despised  the  poor.     Da  not  rich  men  ojrpress  you  (      Jai.  n.  6. 
"  Let'not  the  proud  oppress  mo."     I'e.  cxix:  122. 

INTEMPERANCE. 

".  Wine  i«  a  moclcer  and  .<ron^  drink  is  rnging  "  P^^' «' I_  ".^.^ji'jj  Z"^^ 
sorrow— conlontiong~-bahbng-woind8— and  rednOM  of  eyes  7—  1 1  ey  ilini  B" '»  T^* 
SilSTwiSe."    Prov.  xxiii:  29, 30.    "  Woe  unto  them  that  riso  up  early  in  the  morning. 


It 


that  they  may  follow  itrong  drink,"  &e.  It.  t:11.  "And  woe  onto  them  that  are 
mighty  to  drink  wine,  and  men  of  tlrength  to  mingle  strong  drink }  which  justify  the 
wicked  Jor  reward,"  <fec.  Is.  v:  22  &  23.  "  The  priest  and  the  prophet  have  erred 
through  strong  drink;  they  are  swallowed  np  of  wine,"  (tc.  Is.  Hviii:  7.  "Whore- 
dom, ond  wine,  and  new  wine,  take  oway  ilie  heart."  Hos  iv:  11.  "Woe  unto  hitn 
that  giveih  Wm  neighbor  drink  ;  that  puit'eth  thy  bottle  to  him,  and  makest  him  dronk- 
on."    Ha'jk.  ii:  l5.    "  Be  not  drunk  with  wine,  wherein  is  excoHS."    Eph.  v:  18. 

C0VET0USNE93. 

"  Woe  to  him  that  coveteth  on  evil  covotousness  to  his  house,"  &c,  Hnbk.  ii:  9. 
"  The  wicked  bles.seih  the  covetous,  whom  the  Lor.i  abhorreth."  Ps,  x;  3.  "  For  thit 
ye  know,  that  no  whoremonger,  nor  unclean  person,  nor  covetous  man,  who  is  an  idol- 
ator,  halh  any  inheritance  in  the  kingdom  of  Chriut  and  of  God."    Eph.  v:  5. 

IDOLATRY. 

"  The  idols  of  the  heathen  are  silver  and  gold,  the  work  of  men's  hands."  P«. 
CXHV:  15.  "  They  that  make  ihem  are  like  unio  ihem  ;  so  i.s  every  one  that  trusteih 
in  them."  Ps.  cxxxv;  18.  "And  the  rest  of  the  men  which  were  not  killed  by  the 
plagueR,  yet  rpppntpd  nnl.  of  the  works  of  their  hands,  that  they  altouUI  not  worthip 
devils  and  idols  uf  gold,  and  silver,  and  brass,  and  stones,  and  of  hood,"  d«.c,  "  Nei- 
ther repented  they  of  th'ir  murders,  sorceries,"  &c.  Rev.  ix:  20,  21.  "  The  heart  is 
deceitful  above  all  things  and  de.spGrately  w-cked  ;  who  can  know  it  ?"  Jer.  xvii:  9. 
"  He  will  give  them  >hat  are  wicked  to  the  sword."  Jer.  xxv:  31.  "  Be  not  deceived  ; 
neither  fornicators,  nor  idolaters,  nor  adulterers,  noi  effeminate,  nor  abusers  uf  then- 
selves  wiili  mankind,  nor  tliievps,  nor  covetous,  nor  dr.inkards,  .lor  revilers,  nor  extor- 
tioners, shall  inherit  the  kingdom  of  God."  1  Cor.  vi:  9,  10.  '-The  wicked  shall  bj 
turned  into  hell,  and  all  the  nations  that  forgot  God."    Ps.  ix.  17. 

UNBELIEF. 

True  believers  in  Revelation  from  God  to  man  may  discover  in 
these  things  some  of  the  elements  of  war  and  tlieir  final  consequences 
as  well  as  present  ruinous  and  destructive  eflfects.  But  is  there  ne- 
ver 9.ny  unbelief  among  the  professed  followers  of  Christ?  After 
Christ's  resurrection  and  first  appearance  to  Mary  Magdalene  and 
others,  who  had  told  the  other  apostles,  "  He  appeared  unto  the  ele- 
ven as  they  sat  at  meat,  and  upbraided  them  with  their  unbelief  and 
hardness  of  heart."  (Mark  xvi:  14.)  And  to  Thomas  he  said,  •♦Be- 
cause thou  hast  seen  me,  thou  hast  believed  ;  blessed  are  they  that 
have  not  seen  and  yet  believed."  (St.  Johnx.\:29.)  "Abraham 
staggered  not  at  the  promise  of  God  through  unbelief;  but  was  */ron^ 
in /ai/A  giving  glory  to  God."  (Rom.  iv:  20.)  "  He  [Christ]  did 
not  many  mighty  works  there  because  of  their  unbelief."  (Math, 
xiii:  58.)  "  Because  of  unbelief  they  were  broken  oti",  and  thou 
standest  b^  faith/'  "  Be  not  high-minded,  but  fear."  (Rom.  xi.  20.) 
"The /ear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  wisdom."  (Ps.  cxi:  10.) 
"  Say  ye  not,  A  confederacy  to  all  them  to  whom  this  people  shall 
say,  A  confederacy  ;  neither  fear  ye  their  fear."  (Is.  viii:  12.) 
"  The  fearful  and  unbelieving,  and  the  abominable,  and  murderers,  and 
whoremongers,  and  sorcerers,  and  idolaters,  and  all  liars,  shall  have 
their  part  in  the  lake  which  burneth  with  fire  and  brimstone — 
which  is  the  second  death."  (Rev.  xxi:  8.) 

BLASPIIEftiY. 

Perhaps  unbelief  may  be  next  in  sin  to  the  unpardonable  sin 
against  the  Holy  Ghost.  To  blasphemous  Jews  Christ  said,  "  Ye 
serpents,  ye  generation  of  vipers,  how  can  ye  escape  the  damnation 
of  hell  ?" '  (Matt,  xxiii :  33. )    "  Ye  are  of  your  father  the  devil,  and 


12 


the  lust3  of  your  father  ye  will  do:  he  was  a  murderer  from  the  be- 
gining,  and  abode  not  in  the  truth ;  because  there  is  no  truth  in  him." 
CSt.  John  viii.  44.) 

I. 

ELEMENTS  OP  WAR  SELF  EVIDENT. 

If  the  above  extracts  do  not  prove  where  the  elements  of  war  may 
be  found,  perhaps  other  extracts  from  the  inspired  oracles  might,  ex- 
cept  to  unbelievers  ;  and  they  might  satisfy  themselves  by  thorough 
investigation  and  strict  self  examination,  could  they  make  it  when 
things  come  athwart  their  feelings  and  interests ;  their  pride,  desire, 
will,  ambition,  and  party  spirit. 

WARS  THROUfrH  COVETOUSNESS,  DISOBEDIENCE,  AND  HATRED. 

Consider  how  much  human  blood  has  been  shed  in  wars,  occasion- 
ed by  coveting  land  and  other  property,  since  the  discovery  of  Amer- 
ica.  Were  not  pride,  lust,  covetousness,  &c.  the  principal  elements 
of  those  wars  ?  And  not  only  of  those,  but  of  such  as  now  rage  upon 
this  continent,  or  elsewhere  ;  regardless  of  the  commands  of  God,  our 
creator  and  constant  preserver  :  viz.  "  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adul- 
tery. Thou  shalt  not  kill.  Thou  shalt  not  steal.  Thou  shalt  not 
l)ear  false  witness.  Thou  shalt  not  covet."  (Rom.  xiii  :  9.)  Have 
not  all  these  commands  frequently  and  repeatedly  been  disregarded, 
and  wilfully,  and  violently  broken  in  every  war  ?  Hatred,  cruel  and 
murderous  hatred,  taking  place  of  that  love  which  is  the  fulfilling  of 
ail  law. 

PRESENT  TIMES,  AND  ELEMENTS  OF  WAR,  IN  IDOLATROUS  FASHIONS,  &C. 

And  is  there  no  covetousness,  no  avarice,  no  falsehood  and  decep- 
tion,  no  theft,  no  adultery  and  fornication,  no  secret  murders,  no  duels, 
lio  pride  and  cruel  oppression  connected  with  tho  idolatrous  fashions, 
overtrading,  and  speculations  of  our  times  ?  If  there  is,  cannot  every 
man  see  that  these  things  tend  to  divisions,  contention,  and  war? 
Idolatrous  fashions,  overtrading  and  speculation  !*     "  Thy  merchants 

*  Idolatroun  fashions,  cuttoms  KttA  traditions:  [more  European  and  Asiatic  than 
truly  American,]  introd  uced  by  designing  prcfessors  and  aristocratic  bankers  and  their 
agents  ;  the  deceiving  merchants,  and  siib-agenis  ;  the  new  fashion  making  mechanioa 
and  seamstresses  ;  for  the  purpose  of  mailing  the  rich  \richer ;  ths  more  idle,  luxuri- 
ous, extravagant  and  wicked  :  and  the  jwor  poorer,  more  ignorant,  extravagant, 
idle,  and  vicious  ;  but  not  less  devoted  and  deluded  worshippers  of  the  goddcsi  fash- 
ion, and  strict  observers  of  the  customs  and  traditions  of  men. 

To  be  more  plain  and  explicit ;  we  may  say  that  there  are  iMnlwr-er  systems,  in 
the  north  as  well  as  in  the  south,  intended  to  burthen  the  people,  and  t^*  ^e  sustained 
by  them ;  though  they  cause  their  ruin  as  individuals,  and  their  utter  ruin  as  a  repub- 
lican people  ;  even  through  their  own  vices,  neglect  and  ignorance  ;  occasioned,  per- 
haps, bv  suffering  themselves  to  be  deceived,  and  by  the  covetousness  and  deception  of 
many  rjc/i,  or  reverond  would  bo  gentlemen;  and  the  pride  and  ambitious  designs  of 
many  wickedly  aspiring  politicians. 

Hence  the  ruinous  over  trading,  and  more  ruinous  and  wicked  speculations;  and  the 
political  and  i-religious /rau(Z.9  upon  the  people:  unchecked,  except  in  a fe sr  instances, 
by  pure  and  undefiled  religion  ;  about  which  great  errors  among  the  people,  and  some 
errors  by  our  government,  with  all  their  ruinous  consequences,  hear  the  parrot  pratings 
and  hypocritical  warnings  ;  the  censures,  accusations  and  charges,  all  over  the  iand, 
tgainst  the  best  of  earthly  governments  ;  as  an  artifice  to  blind,  deceive,  and  mislead 
he  people,  and  to  destroy  the  government ;  that  another  government  may  be  formed 
ess  willing  to  attempt  to  counUract  the  wicked  designs  of  anti-Christ,  Infidelity,  Arts- 


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n-13.)  Look  at  the  immenso  dealings  of  our  om  couMrl'i  ' 
less  preoiou,  stones,  pearls,  ivory,  fine  hnen,  and  c™to°  DnT„  "^ 
scarlet,  and  si  ks,  and  costiv  wood  in  f.,m;f .„„     ''°"'"'>  Pirple,  and 

people  that  ye  be  not  partakers  of  her  sins^  and  that  vei/   '' ""^^ 
of  her  plagues  :  for  her  sin<j  hnv^  r«.li,  T  \    u  ^^  receive  not 

any  thing,  bu.;^.  onl.  another)'    R^m.^li-iifs:)^       ""^  ""  "■»" 

all  I'istrJZZ&f  "^tf  i"  "^"^^''r™'  ''"  ^°™'-  «f 

inH  nil  *K^  iiiiowieage,  might  have  saved  me  and  our  ro.mtrv 

honor^ho  King"  hL'soTll.e'r-IJ^gtf  K™t"^  ""'"^  «""  »" 
THE  pinsT  rnorosmoN  stiil  hipostawt,  akd  submitod. 

opp«,'4rb'yTa°ul^rnVblK  iTriiS'  Poverjy  aU'U'at  S/fand  are  greatly 
in  the  norti,  and Xt ;  an^ bv  ii^rn '  I-  '  ''"'*  (^l'^'""  i"''''"'''  «"«!  «peculator8. 
vrhip  in  the  south  oSd  wc"^  ,7tl  ele  no  danSTlfi  ^-^^  "*"''  T'«?'  «"^  '»>«  «!«"« 
fatheri,  may  have  luflee  '  hemltfLT,^  h!l  •  ''^"  "«"^-('hough  they,  or  their 
selves,  and  become  "he  aoran?ni'rJmintf^'^^'V  "u'  ""y  ''"«  "^^ceived  them- 
an  effJrt  to  throw  of?  the  roppresivvS,   Zlf.L''""  °P.P!;«?«or8)-and  making 

""'  Thbl^^^  '^^^^-^^■'^^0^^^^^  -  variou^  part- 

idoli    -X  : 'Ki^X'eS  and  Sr"  ""-'o--"'  fraud?  deception,  opprenio,. 
before  *ii  bitool^uP    ^        '   "''  ^"'"^  ""'^  '  "•^'^'"^  "  K^"*"!  '"d  tAo^ougA  reform 

a.,  r.r. 


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importance  to  unnumbered  millions.  That  this  subject  may  be  more 
thoroughly  examined,  deeply  considered,  and  more  fully  deliberated 
upon  by  all  those  concerned,  vfho  are  seeking  after  truth,  these  sug- 
gestions, remarks,  and  extracts,  are  submitted  to  them  and  to  the  pub- 
lic with  much  diffidence,  and  a  hope  that  this  efibrt  will  be  charitably 
considered. 

HOW  THE  ELEITENTS  O*  WAR  ABE  DE8TB0YED. 

Should  it  be  found  upon  thorough  and  proper  investigation,  that, 
by  genuine  "  repentance  toward  God,  and  faith  toward  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,"  (Acts  xx  :  21,)  all  the  individual  elements  of  war  become 
null  and  void,  subdued,  and  finally  eradicated  forever  from  the  heart, 
by  the  spirit  and  power  of  God,  from  each  and  every  one,  and  all 
those  who  love  God  Bnpremely,  and  thoir  neighbors  as  themselves— 
who  reallv  and  sincerely  "  love  God  and  honor  the  Son,"  and  "  walk 
in  the  spirit,"  and  willingly  wear  the  "yoke "and  "bear  the  cross 
of  Christ,"  and  put  on  his  peaceftil  armor,  ever  remaining  good  ?\nd 
faithful  soldiers  of  the  everlasting  Prince  of  Peace,  the  King  of  Kings, 
and  Lord  of  eternal  glory  ;  then  the  Truth,  the  Life,  and  the  only  way 
to  Eternal  Life,  may  be  found  sopJa'n  that  "way.faring  men,  though 
fools,  shall  not  err  therein."     (Isa.  xxxv  :  8.) 

PUBTBER  SCBIPTURE  EVIDENCE. 

In  proof  of  these  heavenly  things,  much  of  the  gospel  of  Christ 
might  be  quoted.  But,  Avho  can  discern  the  things  of  the  spirit  of 
God  without  his  spirit  ? 

"  The  naturol  mon  receiveth  not  the  things  of  the  Spirit  oi  God,  for  they  are  foo)- 
i»hn'^a8  unto  him  ;  neither  can  he  know  iheni,  because  thry  are  spiritually  discerned." 
I  Cor  ii :  14.  '*  Except  ye  be  converted  and  became  as  little  children,  ye  shall  not 
enter  into  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven.  Mac  xviii :  3.  "Except  a  man  be  born  ofteater, 
and  of  the  spirit,  he  cannot  eiUor  into  the  kingdom  of  God."  St.  John  iii:  5.  "  Gci 
la&tpirit;  and  tliey  that  worshp  Him  must  wurbhip  Him  in  tpiril  an^  in  truth." — 
(John  iv:  24.)  "  If  any  man  have  not  the  spirit  of  Christ,  he  is  none  of  his."  (Itom. 
Tiii:9.)  "They  that  are  Christ's,  have  crucified  the  _/?e«/i,  with  the  ajfectiont  and 
Iwila."  "If  we  Ztue  in  the  »pin7,  let  us  walk  in  the  spirit."  (Gal.  v:  24,  25.)  And 
love  one  another,"  and  "oar  neighbors  as  ourselves."  Remembering  that  "without 
Christ  wc  can  do  nothing  "  (John  xv:  5.)  And  that  St.  Paul  said,  "  I  can  do  all  things 
ihroDgU  Christ  which  strengtheneih  mo.'  (Phil,  iv:  13.)  Hero  was  faith  in  Christ, 
who  had  said,  "If  n  man  love  me,  he  willJceepmy  words ;  and  my  father  will  love  him, 
and  we  will  come  unto  him,  and  make  our  abode  with  him."  (John  xiv:  23.)  "// 
V«  abide  in  me,  and  my  words  abide  in  you,  ye  shall  ask  what  ye  will  and  it  shall  be 
done  unto  you."  John  xv  :  7.)  "  If  ye  shall  ask  any  thing  in  my  name,  I  will  do  it." 
"  If  ye  love  me  keep  my  commandments.  And  I  will  pray  the  Father,  and  he  shall 
Rive  you  anoilier  comforter,  that  he  may  obide  with  you  forever  ;  even  the  Spirit  of 
Truth— the  Holy  GAo»/— for  he  dwelleih  with  you,  and  shdU  be  in  you."  (John  xiv  : 
14.  15,  16, 17  ) 

DUTY  AND  PRIVILEGE. 

Is  it  not  then  plainly  our  most  solemn  duty,  our  great  and  glorious 
fvririlege,  to  love  God  and  to  honor  and  obey  his  beloved  Son  our 
Redeemer  ;  and  to  commit  all  things  most  cheerfully  into  his  hand* 
a-nd  safe-keeping,  (not  excepting  the  persons  and  the  things  which 
may  Us  under  our  care,)  even  our  bodies,  our  temporal  life,  and  tur 
»«ul«,  ♦'as unto  a  faithful  creator."    (1  Peter,  it:  19.) 


K, 


kl:^ 


™WT,  SAFETY,  AHD  PBACE, 

«o  good  anJ^fiufilT  '"^  ""I'-^e^vedly  done.  I  think  we  shall  firwi' 

kill,  but  to  pray  forlTlZl'^u       bless,  and  never  curse,  and  never 
^  pray  lor  all  those  who  may  despitefully  u^e  and  persecute 

'wIuldTh  '"'l  ''''^'  ''""  HIOHX.OU^.S.,  P.ACE,  A.I>  .0^. 

contrary  wou^d'het^olfe^^  f"^^'-     On  the 

good  works;  even  efforts  unwp^n^H^?  ?  ''^  productive  of  manv 
borders  and  to  ournJi^iZlZtt^^^^ 

without  wars  and  Lht^t  n«\r.  k  .^T?^  '"'^  useful  reforms, 
tionsof  the  earTcS  un/n  th  ^*  •  ?''"^^*"^  ^°  ^^^^  «»  ^he  na- 
Lord  without  dlvL^bvhr«'';7'7''^'s?^.'^"^  ^''^'''  liberty  of  the 

our  Lord  and  Savior  m.rrri-'u       A  ^"^  ^^^  P^^^^  ^^^  jov  of 

the  kingdom  of  God  'is  no?  r."t^  ^":f  ^'^^I  ""^  °"^  ^'^^^     ">or 
peace,  fnd  Joy,  in  t //^;^S,^"^(^-\  IJ^.  righteousness,  and 

to  his  glorious  iSh  "  to  unsln  1  f'^'  'u"*T"  ^°  ^P^^«  '^'•"d  ^v«,. 
der.tand  the  true  goWe,  of  c^.^.t     :^        '^'^  ""'^  ^'^'  «"^  "- 
rnan  ;   reclaim  hismX  and  wZJrin^    .    ''"'''."  "^^^  «P'"*  ^^ 
earth  with  his  knowleZrJ^hT^  ^""^P '  ^"d  to  f5 II  the  whole 
Thro    ^  '  ."g^teo"snes«,  peace,  praises  and  glorv 
Ihese,  my  views  and  best  wishes,  ""^^g'^O- 

are  respectfully  submitted,  by 

A  FRIEND  OF  PEACE.. 


NOTE. 

mipplied.    I  would  simn  V  re '/rt  1       ^^  ocean--lrom  whence  they,  are 

aoul  "dead  in  trespasses  and  sin7»  V-  '^  hvmgbody,  where  there  i>  a 
J^us  ChHst  (as  i'a  .re  manger)  WTn'^trn.n^^^^^^^  "little  child - 
raent  made  by  Christ  the  emcnLfJ\\  i'  L'^^/  i)^rQ^xgh,  the  atoi>«- 

t^e  and  A.ai^^ri^neiS^'^^XlS'^-f  ^^  corresponding  '^oricB  of 
i^iMf  alone  »  ^St.  Jame«  ^  f'l^.h  T  -o  b '     "  ^'b-""?  works  is  dead, 

.,,a,;    *iot  by  worKs  01  s»eii  rigfateovanesi 


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and  hypocrisy,  and  diffusing  a  prosdyriag  and  sectarian  party  sfjirit,  and 
buildiaiK  up  gr(;atand  splendid  worldly  churches,  houses  and  societies,  to 
be  seen  of  men,  and  applauded  by  the  world ;  and  following  after  the  idola- 
trous fashions  of  the  world,  nor  by  dueUing,  wars  and  fighting. 

If  Christ  is  in  every  man,  (only  as  in  all  other  created  things,)  bat  not 
brought  to  life  and  nourished  in  him,  because  the  man,  or  persons,  will  not 
let  the  Holy  Spirit  dMer  his  heart,  and  jorm  the  "little  child  Jesus "-^ 
the  glorious  Son  of  God  ;  (will  not  let  himself  become  the  "  stable,"  the 
•'manger"  and  the  cradle  of  Christ,  until  the  Holy   Spirit  thoroughly 
cleanse  him.  and  make  him  a  meet  temple  for  the  indwelling  of  Christ 
and  of  God,)  as  Christian  light,  knowledge  and  love.  .Godly  benevolence, 
and  "  eternal  life,"  the  only  hope  of  peace,  righteousness  and  inconceiva- 
ble glories :— If  any  one  does  thus  voluntarily  and  wilfully  reject  the  spirit 
and  crucify  Christ  within  himself,  and  will  not  permit  the  Holy  Ghost — 
the  only  agent  and  power  by  whicH  Christ  can  be  termed  in  man — to 
regenerate  Christ  within  Liin,   (llko  ihe  generation  vf  his  fleshly  body  in 
his  mother  Mary.)    Does  not  such  rejecting  and  crucifying  man,  know- 
ing these  things  by  the  operations  of  God's  spirit  upon  his  conscience, 
become  a  much  more  wicked  and  malicious  crucifier  of  Christ  than 
those  Jews  who  crucified  his  body  in  full  manhood,  as  an  impostor, 
not  knowing  the  wisdom  and  power  of  God?    "  For  had  they  known  it, 
they  would  not  have  crucified  the  Lord  of  glory."    (See  the  1st  and  2nd 
chapters  of  I.  Cor. 

Let  all  those  who  would  know  more  and  more  of  th'2  mighty  regene- 
rating principles  of  Christ,  truth,  justice  and  goodness,  and  their  peace- 
ful, beneficial  and  glorious  effects  among  the  children  of  men,  search  the 
scriptures,  and  fully  understand  the  gospel  of  Christ.  All  those,  if  there 
be  a  large  majority  of  our  countrymen,  who  will  not  see  the  light  and 
hear  the  truth,  and  love  God  supremely,  and  honor  his  Son,  and  do  at  all 
times  unto  others  as  they  would  have  others  do  unto  them,  cannot  be  too 
quick  in  preparing  for  all  the  further  desolations,  and  distress,  and  ruin, 
which  may  come  upon  our  country  for  her  pride,  unbelief,  idolatries,  ava- 
rice, frauds  and  oppression  ;*  and  upon  them  as  individuals,  even  to  end- 
less misery,  inconceivable  woe,  for  their  great  sins  against  God,  ingrati- 
tude and  murderous  cruelty  to  his  Son,  for  their  disregard  of  their  fellow 
men,  and  of  their  own  eternal  welfare. 

How  different  from  those  who  truly  love  God  and  obey  his  commands 
—who  honor  the  Son  as  they  honor  the  Father,  and  duly  regard  the  rights 
and  views,  and  feelings,  and  the  best  interests  of  all  their  fellow  men. 
These  things  every  humble  Christian  will  do,  and  ever  live,  and  joyfully 
die  in  prayer  aod  faith.  _ 

^     -^  A  FRIEND  OF  PEACE. 


•  Consider  the  avaricious  and  land  grasping  policy  of  our  European  ancestors  and 
their  descendants,  from  the  first  discovery  of  America  to  the  present  time,  and  their 
treatment  of  native  Americans.  Wliere  are  they  now  ?  Has  not  every  part  of  their 
country,  (now  erroneously  called  ours,  for  the  earth  i«  the  Lord's,  and  the  fullness 
thereof,)  been  stained  wiih  the  blood  of  every  tribe  ?  Whilst  they  perhaps  were  much 
less  guilty  than  their  more  favored  and  learned  perwcutors.  Next  look  at  the  kidnap' 
ping  robbery  of  Africa,  and  the  cruel  servitude  and  oppression  of  her  sons  and  daiigh^ 
lers.  And  now  observe  the  same  kind  of  European  avarice  and  tyrannical  spint  of 
oppreMion,  extending  themselves  over.and  daily  defrauding  the  poor  every  where, and 
crushing  them  down  to  the  earth  by  erabarrasiments,  perplexities,  and  great  servitude, 
without  mercy.  \ 


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